WU INTER COOP: Pre-INTER COOP

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Vietnamese
Greetings




Handshake is used when greeting
and say-goodbye, especially


shaking with two hands and

bowing your head slightly can
show your respect.
Saying “xin chao” (seen chow)
means ‘hello.’

49

Culture Shock in
Vietnam



A lot of Street vendors and
motorbikes shops are part of
on the street

the culture



Vietnamese is the Taking a nap
official language of after lunch is
daily life in Vietnam. very normal in


Vietnam.

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England

51

British Greetings




A handshake is the most
common greeting. ‘How do you
do?’ is a greeting and the
response is to repeat ‘How do


you do?' when shaking hands

with someone.
Hug or kissing one another on
the cheek is used when meeting
close friends.

52

Culture Shock in
England

Politeness is the heart of the
British, saying thank you,


please, and apologize is very

common.
Always being queues
You have to pay for plastic
bags in the UK
British tea culture

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Table manners in
England

Place the napkin on knees while eating
Avoid eating with hands
Toss the soup away from you with a spoon.
Tilt the bowl away from you
Break bread and rolls with your fingers,
not with your knife.
The knife is handled in the right hand,
while the fork is in the left.

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America

55

American Greetings




Shaking hands is the most
common.
Most people shake hands firmly
and briefly when they meet for


the first time or in a formal

situation.
When meeting people,
Americans often describe
themselves by their occupation.

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Culture Shock in
America

Books in the bathroom
Tips are necessary
American measure by using different
measurements such as pounds, feet,


and Fahrenheit.

High-speed internet is everywhere
Americans are known for being
friendly and open-minded with a
stranger. It's normal if they start a
conversation with you.
No sharing food with others

57

Australia

58

Australian Greetings



Shake your right hand when you
meet someone for the first time
and say hello.


Address others by using their

first name.
Australian slang greetings:
Howdy means Hello, Cheers
means thanks, Have a good one
means have a great day, etc.

59

Culture Shock in
Australia

A lot of the

spiders, snakes, Shops close
and intimidating

early
animals





Coffee culture Australian slang
and shortening

words always
appear while

speaking

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READY TO FLY
BY COOPWU

PRE-INTER COOP
CHAPTER 3

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Tip for preparing the luggage

General Restrictions For All Countries

According to the International Civil Aviation Organization

(ICAO)’s rules, many countries have imposed limits on the

carriage of liquids, aerosols, and gels. Some examples are:




All liquids including
Gels, including hair
Pastes, including
beverages, soups,
and shower gels toothpaste



and syrups

Contents of aerosol cans, Creams, Lotions, Mascara
including sprays, shaving and Oils


foam, deodorants



Liquid-solid mixtures Any other item of
including apple juice, similar consistency

coffee, vinegar

GANENDECRAABLINPRBOAHGIGBAITGEED IN CHECKE6D2

Flammable liquids Everything that Briefcases and
and solids, such as has a strong attaché cases
with in
stalled
matches (safety smell: seafood, alarm devices
matches may be durian, shrimp


carried on the paste, etc.
person), paints, and
Other dangerous
articles, such as
thinners

magnetized
material, offensive
Dangerous goods,
Sharp weapon: or irritating
knives, cutter, materials


thread and needle,
pins, safety pins,
etc.



Some countries have imposed these restrictions on
both arrival and departure flights, so you may not be
allowed to carry certain duty-free purchases onboard

the aircraft. Please check with the duty-free
personnel before making your purchases.

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Prohibited items on planes
in each country

America

Cash more than 10K
Animal origin is not allowed due to
restrictions laid by the European Union
(EU), including cheese, lard, meat, etc.
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices
Household Items: spray starch,
insecticides

England

Dairy products (except milk
powder, food for kids, and pets)
Product made from land animals
(such as chicken, pork, duck, meat,
etc.)

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Australia

Food, Plant, Meat
The media type of violence and sexual
intercourse
Soil, mud, and sand include the
product that attaches soil or mud
Souvenir made from wood, insect, or
fungus

Malaysia

Fresh or frozen foodstuffs such as
fruits, vegetables, meats, poultry,
bakery products, and dairy
products.
Seafood

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China

Meat
Dairy products and milk
Egg and products made from egg
Products made from any pieces of
animal
Plant

Singapore



Bubble gum
Cigarettes and products that are
the same type as cigarettes (such
as e-cigarettes, tobacco)
Drug
Copyright products

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Japan

Meat products, animal-derived
products restricted by Japanese
Customs.
Plants restricted by Japanese
Customs.
Copyright products.

Indonesia

Fresh fruit
Coffee and Coffee Samples
Animal products
Non-liquid cosmetics, like
lipsticks, powder foundation,
and solid deodorant

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India

Illegal drug
Copy
right
products

Vietnam

Following the
gene
rally

prohibited item

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cash declaration in Thailand

Thai currency Students can bring money
(baht) out to neighborhood
Not more than 2 million baht countries of Thailand such

as Laos, Cambodia,
Myanmar, Malaysia, Vietnam,

and China (only Yunnan
country), not more than 2

million baht.

If you bring money out (to More than 450,000 baht
neighborhood countries) more
than 450,000 baht, you have to
declare cash to the customs
officer while moving through

customs.

You can bring money out to other
countries not more than 50,000 baht.




Referance:http://ccc.customs.go.th/

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Foreign currency or foreign payment factors


Nowadays, there is no limit

to the foreign currency or
foreign payment factors
coming out or coming in
Thailand.

If students bring foreign currency,
whether banknote or coin, come out
or come in the country and a
currency more than 15,000 U.S.
dollars, you have to declare foreign
currency to the customs officer while
moving through customs.

Cash declaration

More than The customs officer
15,000 U.S. dollar

Referance:http://ccc.customs.go.th/

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Airline and Immigration Procedure




After students prepare the traveling
documents and luggage, checking in

and immigration procedures are
necessary procedures before going
abroad. This chapter will show all of the
procedures divided into two parts which
are the departure and arrival processes.

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Going to foreign countries

DEP Departure process

ARR Arrival process

Coming back to Thailand

DEP Departure process

ARR Arrival process

DEPARTURE72
STEPS

Check in

Loading

Luggage

Security check

Departure check
Immigration

Gate check

Go to the gate

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CHECK-IN PROCESS

Step 1 Step 2

Student arrival at Student goes to the
the airport before check-in point and
arrival time 4-6 joins the queue.
hours.

Step 3 Please Check in before arrival time
for 2 hours and give time for
Student provides immigration for 1 hour.
paper ticket,
passport, (Covid Step 4
-19 documents)
Ground service
Step 5 agent assigns
seats and boarding
Bags are tagged passes.
and loaded to
baggage handling.

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CHECK-IN PROCESS

Step 6

Ground service
agent gives boarding
passes and tickets to
the passenger.

Step 7

Student proceeds to
the security
checkpoint then goes
to the immigration
checkpoint and goes
to the gate.

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EXAMPLE OF BOARDING PASS 1

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เครื่องปิด

ทีที่่นนัั่่งง

EXAMPLE OF BOARDING PASS 2

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เครื่องปิด
ที่นั่ง

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IMMIGRATION DEPARTURE CHECKPOINT

After a student checks in for an airline ticket, students
must go to the Immigration departure checkpoint.
There are two types of immigration departure way:

Auto Channel Getting the

immsigtarmatpiofn
rodmeptahreture

immigration officer



Noted: Auto Channel
does not give a departure
stamp, it will record the

departure information
in the system.




REFERANCE: BANGKOK POST (Photo by Apichit Jinakul)

EXAMPLE OF
THAILAND DEPARTURE

DEPARTURE STAMP

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Going to a foreign country:

Arrival process

01

The student fills out the arrival form before

eean
ctehrcinogunthtreyc'soruengturyla.t(iTohne) conditions depend on




Filling information through an online system

Paper form



02 Student meets immigration and customs at
Arrival: for declaring assets, checking the luggage,
and getting the immigration arrival stamp.

The valid date of staying period
depends on the type of visa.

03 Baggage Claim
04 Depart Airport

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Coming back to Thailand:

Departure and Arrival process

1 Prepare the related documents for
traveling such as vaccines passport, covid-
19 test, hospital quarantine reservation.

2 Keep updating the COVID-19 measures
declaration in each country.

3 Follow the covid-19 measures of the
airline and the covid19 regulation of
arrival in each country.

The steps of departu
re are familiar with the departure

process from Thailand.

Students hand in the VAT Note: The student
REFUND FOR TOURIST need to fill out the
form to customs before DEPARTURE FORM
departing the country. (The
condition depends on the for handing the
regulation in each country.) immigration at the
immigration checkpoint.

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Coming back
to Thailand:

Departure and Arrival process




The steps of arrival in Thailand are familiar with the arrival
foreign country.

Student declares the assets to customs if bringing
notified goods (alcoholic drinks, tobacco products,
animals, fresh food, plant material, seeds, soils, meats,
and animal products) across international borders.




Tobacco products

Alcoholic drinks Animals

Fresh food

Plant material

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Press and Airport
Announcement Listening




These are some examples of press and airport announcements that
students will hear when staying at the airport, and explanations of the

purpose of each sentence.

“Attention passengers on This announcement means
English Air flight 232 to there is a gate change.
Know the flight
Boise. The departure number in English to
gate has been changed. pay attention to the
announcement.
The flight will now be See on the flight
leaving from Gate 26.” information monitors
for changing gate.



This announcement “(Airlines Name)
means it’s time for flight 880 to Miami
students to get into is now boarding.”

the plane.

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“Please have your Students need to prepare
boarding pass and their necessary

identification documents: boarding
ready for boarding.” passes and identification
ready to give to the airport


officer for checking
identities before entering

the terminal.



It means the passengers “We would like to
who are “special” (first invite our first-
class and business class) and business-
or passengers who are
elderly (old), disabled, class passengers
pregnant, or with small to board.”
children can enter the


airplane first. “We are now inviting

passengers with small

children and any
passengers requiring
special assistance to

begin boarding.”

“We would now 82
like to invite all
passengers to This means all
students on this
board.” flight can enter

the plane.



This announcement “This is the final
means it’s the last boarding call for
(Airlines Name)
chance for
students to take on flight 880 to
the airplane before Miami.”


closing the door.

“Passenger John
Smith, please
Sometimes the proceed to
announcement will call
“(Airlines Name)
a specific passenger desk at gate 12.”
by name. The word


“proceed” in this
sentence is a formal
way of the word “go.”

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“Your flight
has been
canceled.”




There is no flight today and
postponed to another day.




“Your flight
has been
delayed.”




This announcement means students have
to wait for the airplane. The flight of
students was delayed because of the
weather or any problems.

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THINGS YOU NEED
TO PREPARE BEFORE
INTER COOP

PRE-INTER COOP
CHAPTER 4

85

ENGLISH
PROFICIENCY TEST

Following an announcement of Walailak
University: Rules and Regulations for Cooperative

Education Program, B.E. 2564

TOEIC ≥ 405
WU TEP ≥ 60
CU TEP ≥ 69
≥ B1
CEFR ≥ 437
TOEFL (ITP) ≥ 41
TOEFL (IBT) ≥ 123
TOEFL (CBT) ≥5

IELTS

Students should research more for the criteria of the
English proficiency test requirement for visa application

in each country.

6.0For example, Australia requires a minimum score of
overall in IELTS. for your undergraduate options.

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Passport and Visa

Students who wish to participate
in international cooperative

education must have a passport.
Passports are used to verify a
student's identity while staying

aboard.

The passport should be Prepare the visa by
valid for more than 6 application visa type that
months before traveling. matches the purpose of
A student who attends traveling in each country.
the continuing Research for more
cooperative education information with the
abroad spending more embassy or consulate
than 6 months, the before application.
passport should be valid Using the visa agency is
for more than one year. another service for visa
applications.

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TRAVEL
INSURANCE

To prevent impossible problems and accidents
when you’re traveling.

Travel insurance is a type of insurance

that protects you against the costs and


losses that come with traveling. It provides

useful protection for those traveling both

domestically and internationally.

WHAT DOES TRAVEL INSURANCE COVER?

Medical emergencies Trip The conditions
Cancellation Trip of coverage
Interruption delay
Medical evacuation depend on the
Lost insurance plan
Damaged
Stolen luggage. you have
chosen.

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Health check-up for
traveling abroad




A health check-up is essential before

traveling abroad for business or


education, as it is a requirement of each

country's traveler screening. A student

should prepare a health check-up for

international travel.

Checklist of countries
requiring a health check-up

The countries in the EU Malaysia
The United States of Kuwait
America Brunei Darussalam
Korea Middle East
Japan The United Arab
China Emirates
Taiwan Israel
Hong Kong Australia
Singapore

(Reference: Chulalongkorn Hospital)

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ACCOMMODATION

After receiving the visa, students should plan their
accommodations before departing. Students can choose

their own accommodation based on their availability.



Tips for selecting accommodation

Select the type of
accommodation you

want to stay



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Read the comment
review on the website

before renting.



The accommodation
should locate near the

workplace.



Consider the security
and safety, such as near

the main street.



The house is full of
standard furniture (such as
a bed, cupboard, fridge, or

desk).

Consider the facilities around
your accommodation that
make you relax and spend
time with your friends.

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